if (typeof myVar === 'string'){
//I am indeed a string
}// native returns true if the variable does NOT contain a valid number
isNaN(num)
// can be wrapped for making simple and readable
function isNumeric(num){
return !isNaN(num)
}
isNumeric(123) // true
isNumeric('123') // true
isNumeric('1e10000') // true (This translates to Infinity, which is a number)
isNumeric('foo') // false
isNumeric('10px') // falseisNaN(num) // returns true if the variable does NOT contain a valid number
isNaN(123) // false
isNaN('123') // false
isNaN('1e10000') // false (This translates to Infinity, which is a number)
isNaN('foo') // true
isNaN('10px') // truefunction isNumeric(num){
return !isNaN(num)
}
isNumeric("23.33"); //true, checking if string is a number. function isInt(str) {
return !isNaN(str) && Number.isInteger(parseFloat(str));
}